Recent content by TINYTOAD

I'm sorry, folks, but I'm just not doing well right now. 'sorry to let everybody down. :(

I had vein surgery last month, and it failed. I'm trying again at the end of the month. Getting old sux.

I am having one devil of a time finding the end of my log. Anyhow, I am sad to report that I am not doing well. I am having problems with my circulation, in addition to my heart and my overall well being. I am changing things up, and hope to be more positive in 3 months.

It's been a long time since I posted. I've been more than a little embarrassed that my strength seems to be going down. I'm sure it's because my time at the gym has been going down. I've been keeping my workouts to 45 minutes or less. Before the pandemic, I would spend a couple hours at the...

For the past month, I have been working out 4 days per week. For reasons unknown, it seems like my strength is dropping. It could be the new machines or something else. I really don't know. I like the new gym, except that the lockers are small. The equipment is newer than the Northridge club...

Last month I moved. The same day I moved, I got sick. About a week later, I sliced a nice 3/4 inch gash in my thumb. I just finished my finals, it's time to stop making excuses and get back to the gym. -TT

Our gym is finally having us show our vaccine cards to get in. We still have to wear our masks though. I got my 2nd vaccine back in April, and absolutely nobody wanted to see my vaccine card up until now. It was chest and tri's day today. A couple of months ago, I changed up my routine, and...

It's been really hit and miss with my beta blocker. Some days, I take my beta blocker, and I can't seem to get my heart rate over 130. Other days, my heart rate spikes over 185 and I wonder if there was any metoprolol in the 1/2 pill that I took. Two days ago, I came out of the shower, and...

My classes for the fall semester have started. It's a struggle to get my homework done and still hit the gym four times a week. I went ahead and got a Polar Vantage V2 to monitor my heart. With my irregular heartbeat, the optical wrist-based monitor does not track very well with the...

By taking an extra 1/2 dose of my beta blocker about an hour before my workout, I am no longer seeing the HR spikes. The max HR I saw during my last two training sessions was 120 bpm, which is fine by me. The H10 must have an oddball Bluetooth implementation. All my other Bluetooth devices...

I finally got my Polar H10 chest strap to connect to my phone so that I can monitor my heart during my workout. The H10 has always been somewhat flakey. I wasn't sure to blame the H10 or my phone. To my surprise, my heart is beating way too fast. During mid-rows, I was seeing peaks of 165 to...

I had been without a reliable internet connection for two weeks, but I've replaced my modem and router, and am back online. At the gym, we went from masks, to no masks, and back to masks again. I think the Under Armour mask is my favorite. My muscle memory is coming back. About a month ago...

I started adding legs to my workout. Mostly right now, I'm just trying to figure out how much weight, and how many sets. One bad thing about my gym, is that all the weights are upstairs. I didn't realalize how hard I worked my legs until I tried going down the stairs. The very next day, going...

What's the name of the app? My iPad is showing several. Thanks. -TT

Does anybody use a weightlifting app to help them train? I have an old iPad, and I think it would be better than carying around a paper pad when I exercise, if I had the right software. I am in the process of digging out my pre-pandemic workout to see where I stand. I look at the equipment, and...